Story of the Eye by Georges Bataille
This novel is a provocative exploration of the dark side of human nature, featuring two teenage characters who engage in increasingly bizarre and violent sexual games. Their actions, driven by their obsession with eroticism and death, lead them into a world of perversion and madness. The narrative is filled with explicit sexual content and shocking imagery, reflecting the author's fascination with the transgressive and the taboo.
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- Published
- 1928
- Nationality
- French
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 100-150
- Original Language
- French
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(3.5)
- Alternate Titles
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- Akies Istorija
- De Geschiedenis Van Het Oog
- Histoire de l'œil
- Historia Del Ojo
- The Story of the Eye
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